Influence of the elemental composition of individual fly ash particles on the efficiency of the electrostatic precipitators

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 607-619

  Cereda, E ^a   Braga Marcazzan, G M ^d   Pedretti, M ^d   Grime, G W ^b   Baldacci, A ^c  

^a CISE SpA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c ENEL   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; FLY ASH; METALS; MICROANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PROBES; PROTONS;

ALUMINOSILICATE; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; SCANNING PROTON MICROPHONE;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

COAL; ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; FLY ASH; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030175808     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-8502(95)00571-4     Document Type: Article

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